Hummus and Cucumber Sandwich

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Easy and delicious sandwich recipe with goodness of hummus and cucumber….

Ingredients:

3/4 cup boiled chick peas

1 tsp sesame seeds

3 tbsp olive oil

4 cloves garlic

1 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp yogurt

Salt to taste

Cucumber, sliced

Chilli flakes

8 Bread slices

Method:

• Roast sesame seeds for a minute. (They should not turn brown.)
• Combine the sesame seeds, garlic, lemon juice, curd, oil, salt and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste.
• Add the cooked chick peas and blend again till smooth. If the mixture is too thick, add 2 to 3 tbsp of the strained water and blend well.
• For sandwich, spread generous amount of hummus on a bread slice, layer cucumber and then sprinkle chilli flakes.
• Cover with other slice. Grill or enjoy as it is….

Yog-oats and Fruit Punch

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No-cook, healthy and delicious recipe can be enjoyed any-time. Grab your glass soon..... 

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup Oats

1/2 cup Yogurt

150 ml mix fruit juice

Chopped mix fruits

2 tbsp finely chopped almonds

1 tbsp crushed corn flakes (optional)

Method:

• Add oats and mix fruit juice in a bowl. Soak overnight in fridge or 5-6 hours.
• Before serving add in yogurt, mix fruits and almonds.
• Top with corn flakes and enjoy.

Bottle gourd Cutlet Burger

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Healthy way to have burger and yummy way to have bottle gourd…..

Ingredients:

For Cutlets:

1 small bottle gourd (1 cup grated)

3 medium potatoes, boiled and grated

2 slices whole wheat bread, grind to crumbs

1 tbsp garlic paste

3-4 green chillies, finely chopped

4 tbsp green coriander, chopped

2 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp dry mango powder

¼ tsp red chilli powder (optional)

Salt to taste

Oil to shallow fry

For burger:

4 burger buns

4 cheese slices

Sliced tomato and cucumber

Butter to toast

Tomato Ketchup

Method:

• Soak grated bottle gourd in hot water for 1/2 min and strain out in cold water.
• Squeeze out all water and mix with all other ingredients for cutlets.
• Shape cutlets and shallow fry them till they turn golden brown on both sides.
• Spread butter on bun and slightly toast them and spread ketchup on both sides.
• Place sliced tomato, cucumber, cutlet and then cheese slice and enjoy !!!!

Strawberry and Grape Parfait

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Welcome summer with the yummy and healthy Parfait….

Ingredients:

10-12 Grapes, chopped

8-10 Strawberries, chopped

1/2 cup Hung curd or Greek yogurt

1/4 cup Granola

Shredded coconut (optional)

Method: 

In individual glasses, place a layer of granola at the bottom, then strawberries, add a layer of yogurt, and repeat same with grapes.

Sprinkle a tsp shredded coconut on top and set glasses to chill and then serve.

(Amount of ingredients and layering of fruits depends on your choice)

Spinach Buttermilk Pancakes with Pepper Relish

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Enjoy breakfast with this healthy pancake recipe served with tangy pepper relish….

Ingredients:

For pancakes:

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup plain flour (maida)

Appox. 2 cups buttermilk

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp red chilli flakes

1 cup chopped spinach

3 spring onions, chopped

1-2 green chilli, chopped

Oil for cooking

For Pepper relish:

2 large tomatoes, chopped

1 red pepper, chopped

1 onion, chopped

1/2 tsp ginger, finely grated

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tbsp olive oil

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/4 tsp black pepper powder

1 tbsp vinegar

1 tbsp raisins

Salt to taste

Method:

For the relish:

• Heat oil in a pan or microwave for 30 sec at 100% power.
• Add all the ingredients, mix well. Cover and microwave for 5-6 min (stir in between) till soft and sticky rather than too saucy. Keep aside.

 For pancakes:

• Sift flours and salt. Mix all the other ingredients.
• Add enough buttermilk to get a pouring consistency. Whisk well.
• Smear oil on non stick frying pan in centre. Pour a spoonful of the batter on it.
• Cook one side till it is light brown and then turn the side.
• Serve hot with pepper relish.

Cheese Potato Sandwich

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Enjoy breakfast with healthy, yummy and easy to make Cheese Potato Sandwich….

Ingredients:

8 Brown bread slices

4 medium potatoes, boiled & mashed

100 gm cottage cheese (paneer), crumbled

1 cup cheese, grated

1 tsp black pepper powder

1 tbsp parsley, chopped (optional)

1/4 cup capsicum, finely chopped

Salt to taste

Butter or Ghee

Method:

• Mix potatoes, capsicum and paneer in a bowl and microwave for 30 sec on high power.
• Add in parsley, salt and pepper.
• Spread potato mixture on bread slice, add grated cheese and cover with another slice.
• Apply butter on both sides and toast on griddle or in sandwich maker.
• Cut diagonally and serve hot with milkshake or fruit juice.

Rajma Tikki Sandwich

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A filling and healthy sandwich…. has goodness of beans and vegetables.

Ingredients:

For Rajma Tikki:

1 cup kidney beans (Rajma)

1 onion, finely chopped

1-2 green chillies, chopped

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

1 tbsp fresh coriander, finely chopped

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

1 tsp chaat masala

Salt to taste

Oil for shallow frying

For Sandwich:

8 Brown bread slices

Cheese slices

Cucumber slices

Tomato slices

1/2 cup grated cabbage

Method:

• Wash and soak rajma overnight. Drain and grind without water. Take out in a bowl.
• Add in onion, garlic-ginger paste, green chili, and coriander, salt and mix well.
• Mix in salt, red chilli, garam masala and chaat masala. Divide mixture in equal balls.
• Shape balls and shallow fry them till golden brown on both sides.
• Slightly toast the bread slices with some butter.
• Place rajma tikki on one slice then layer all vegetables and top with cheese slice and final cover with another slice of bread.
• Gently press the sandwich and serve hot with ketchup.

Breakfast Buns

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Enjoy breakfast with buns stuffed with vegetables and cheese....

Ingredients:

2 leftover buns

1 potatoes, chopped

1/4 cup peas

1 onion, finely chopped

1/4 cup carrots, chopped

1/4 cup green onion

1 green chilli, chopped

1/2 capsicum, chopped

8-10 olives

Cheese, grated

1 tbsp cornflour in 1/4 cup water

¼ tsp chilli flakes

½ tsp black pepper

Salt to taste

3 tsp tomato ketchup

1 tbsp butter

Method:

• Chop vegetables in small cubes and keep aside
• Heat butter in a pan, add onions and green chilli and sauté onions to light pink color.
• Now add all chopped vegetables and salt, chilli flakes and pepper.
• Cover and cook for 2-3 min then add tomato ketchup and mix.
• Add cornflour mixture and cook for 4-5 min till vegetables turn soft.
• Scoop out buns and fill vegetable mixture and cover with grated cheese.
• Grill in a preheated oven for 5 min or till cheese melts.
• Serve hot with tea or coffee.

Little Heart Cheese Crepes

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Delectable and delicious little heart shaped Cheese crepes, best served as starters or for breakfast.

Ingredients:

1 cup rawa/semolina

1/2 cup rice flour

1/4 cup maida

Salt to taste

For Topping

2 onion small diced

1 tomato, small diced

1 green capsicum, small diced

2 tsp coriander, chopped

1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Oil to shallow fry

Method:

• Make a thick batter with rawa, rice flour and refined flour by using enough water.
• Add salt to taste and whisk well and allow to rest for 15 -20 min.
• Heat tawa/griddle and add ½ tsp oil, pour ladleful batter to make small crepe like pancake.
• Top with vegetables and cook. Now sprinkle cheese and cover to melt.
• When done, cut out with cookie cutter to any desired shape and serve with any chutney.

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Chocolate Pancake

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Irresistible Hot Chocolate pancakes, served best with cream and fresh fruits!!!

Ingredients:

1 Cup All Purpose Flour

1 tbsp cocoa powder

2 tbsp sugar

1/4 tsp cinnamon powder

2 tsp baking powder

1 cup milk

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp water

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tbsp melted butter

Whipped cream or fresh fruits to serve

Method:

• In large bowl, shift all dry ingredients and whisk together.
• In small bowl combine milk, oil, water and vanilla extract.
• Stir in the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Do not over-mix. Set aside for a couple of minutes.
• Heat a griddle at medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot add the butter and let it melt.
• Add the melted butter to the pancake batter and return the pan to the stove. Mix the butter into the batter. (If required add 1-2 tbsp milk)
• When the pan is hot enough, pour a ladleful of batter on the pan for each pancake. 
• Cook until bubbles pop in the center of the pancake, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Carefully flip the pancake and cook until golden brown.
• Serve hot with whipped cream, chocolate sauce and fruits.

Cornmeal Vegetable Upma

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Nutritious and tasty breakfast Upma recipe with lots of colorful Vegetables and Cornmeal. 

Ingredients:

2 cup corn meal (maize flour)

1/4 cup carrot & beans, boiled and finely chopped

1/4 cup peas, boiled

1/4 cup green-yellow-red bell peppers

1/2 tsp Bengal gram

1 tsp Mustard seeds

10- 12 curry leaves

1 onion, finely chopped

2 green chillies, finely chopped

2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

2 tbsp lemon juice

½ tsp turmeric powder

2 tbsp oil

Salt to taste

Coriander Sprig to garnish

Method:

• Dry roast the cornmeal in a pan until a nice aroma comes out. 
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, bengal gram and curry leaves and fry for few seconds.
• Add onions and green chillies. Fry for 1-2 minutes.
• Add all vegetables, carrots, beans, peas,and mix well.
• Cover with the lid and cook for 2 minutes or until the vegetables are done.
• Now add all three types of capsicums. Add turmeric powder, salt and lemon juice.
• Now add corn meal and keep stirring while you add.
• Add water to this mix and cook until the mixture thickens and the corn meal is cooked.
• Add chopped coriander and mix it well in the upma.
• Serve hot garnished with a sprig of coriander.

Veg Hot Dogs

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Relish the magic of most famous Hot Dogs, with a vegetarian version. A treat all the way!

Ingredients:

4 large potatoes, boiled & mashed

4 Hot Dog Buns

1/3 cup capsicum, finely chopped

1/3 cup Onion, finely chopped

1 tsp Coriander Seeds, lightly roasted

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

1-2 Green Chillies

1 tsp Red Chilli powder

1 tbsp Lemon juice

1/2 cup chopped Coriander Leaves

2 tbsp Corn Flour

2 tbsp Bread Crumbs

Salt to taste

Tomato Sauce

Mustard Sauce (Use if you like as I don’tJ)

Method:

• Mix whole coriander seeds, green chillies, ginger-garlic paste, red chilli powder, lemon juice, salt in a blender and grind to make very smooth paste.
• In a bowl take mashed potatoes and add grounded masala, coriander leaves, corn flour, bread crumbs and mix well.
• Make long patties like sausages from above potato mixture.
• Shallow fry patties on a non-stick pan with little oil till it get nice golden crust from all the sides and keep them aside
• Now on same pan, slightly cook hot dog buns inside out with some butter.
• To assemble hot dog: take one of hot dog bun, spread some tomato sauce and in centre place hot dog Patty.
• Add 1 tbsp of chopped capsicum and onion on the side of hot dog and serve hot with extra sauce. 

Cheesy Pasta with Bellpeppers

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Pasta cooked in cheesy sauce with colorful bell peppers. Great for weekend breakfast.

Ingredients:

1 ½  cups cooked pasta (penne, macaroni or fusilli)

1/2 cup bell peppers, sliced (tricolor)

1 onion, sliced

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp butter

1/4 cup grated processed cheese

1/4 tsp dried mixed herbs

Salt and black pepper to taste

Method:

• Heat the butter in a pan and sauté the onion and bell peppers for a min.
• Add the milk and cheese and bring to a boil.
• Add the mixed herbs, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Toss the cooked pasta in the sauce and cook for 2 min or till sauce coats pasta evenly.
• Serve hot with toast.

Green Corn Sandwich

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Healthy and mouth watering combination of spinach, corn and cheese for breakfast.

Ingredients:

10-12 wheat bread slices

1/2 cup spinach, chopped and blanched

1/4 cup boiled sweet corn

1 cup white sauce

1 tsp oregano

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp pepper powder

1/4 cup grated cheese

2 tbsp butter

Method:

• Add 1/2 tbsp butter in a frying pan, add corn. Saute for a min and take out in a bowl and keep aside.
• Now in same pan add spinach, cook on high flame for 15 sec. (Don’t over cook)
• Add salt and pepper powder. Mix well.
• Remove from fire, grind spinach mixture and half of the corn for 5 sec. (Do not make paste)
• Take out spinach mixture, remaining corn and white sauce in a bowl. Mix well.
• Take a bread slice, spread one portion of stuffing on the bread slice.
• Sprinkle grated cheese on the top, cover with another slice of bread.
• Apply some butter on the surface and grill it, till the sandwich turns lightly brown. (You can cook on tawa (griddle) also).

Protein Poha

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Make Protein rich Poha with nutritious chickpeas for healthy breakfast.

Ingredients:

2 cup flat rice (poha), soaked

1 cup chickpeas, boiled with some salt

1 large onions, chopped

2-3 green chillies, finely chopped

1 dried red chilli

2 tsp garlic, finely chopped

2 tbsp lemon juice

4 tbsp roasted peanuts

10-12 curry leaves

1 ½ tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp mustard seeds

Salt to taste

2 tbsp oil

2 tbsp coriander, chopped

Method:

• Heat oil in a frying pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, green chillies, dried red chilli, and garlic and stir fry.
• Now add onions, and sauté for a min. Add turmeric powder and salt and sauté for 1 minute.
• Now add chickpeas and lemon juice and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add poha and roasted peanuts to the pan.
• Stir and mix well all the ingredients and cook for another 2-4 min.
• Garnish protein poha with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

Pasta Sandwich with Cheesy Dip

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Open sandwich covered with shell pasta, cheese and served with cheesy dip.

Ingredients:

6 brown bread slices

1/2 cup shell pasta, boiled

1 onion, chopped

1/2 cup capsicum, chopped

1/2 cup tomato, chopped

4 tbsp tomato puree

Few drops capsico sauce

1/2 tsp chilli powder

4 tsp tomato ketchup

1/4 tsp garlic paste

Salt to taste

1/2 cup cheese, grated

2 tsp oil

For Dip

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 tbsp tomato ketchup

1 tbsp cream

1 tbsp cheese spread

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, saute onions, garlic paste, capsicum for 2 min till done. 

Add tomatoes, chilli powder, tomato puree, salt, and stir and cook this for 4 -5 min till oil separates. 

Now add pasta, capsico sauce, tomato ketchup, stir-cook for 2-3 min again on low flame and turn off.

Spread pasta on bread slice, cover with cheese and grill till crispy.

For dip: Mix all the ingredients of dip except tomato ketchup and whisk well for few min. Then add ketchup and serve with pasta sandwich.

Cheese Corn Canapes

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Bread canapes topped with cheese corn turns out really delectable.

Ingredients:

12 bread slices, cut in rounds

1 cup corn, boiled

1 capsicum, chopped

1 onion, finely chopped

1/2 cup milk at room temperature

1 tbsp corn flour

1 tsp oregano

1/2 black pepper powder

1 tbsp green chilli sauce

1 tbsp butter

Salt to taste

Cheese for topping

Method:

• Melt butter in a pan, add onion, capsicum and cook for a minute.
• Mix milk and corn flour in small bowl and add this to the pan.
• Cook till mixture turn thick then mix in all the remaining ingredients except cheese.
• Keep aside and let it cool.
• Now spread mixture evenly on bread slices topped with grated cheese.
• Bake at 220 ^oC for 5 -7 min till crispy or grill for 5 min in a preheated oven.
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Pasta Jalfrezi

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Spicy, delectable, anytime Pasta recipe cooked in curry style.

Ingredients:

200 gm pasta, boiled

1 big onion, chopped fine

2 big tomato, grated

1 capsicum cut in squares

1 green chilli, chopped fine

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

2 garlic cloves, chopped fine

1/4 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

2 tbsp tomato ketchup

1 tsp red chilli sauce (acc. to taste)

1 tbsp butter

2 tsp lemon juice

2 tsp olive oil

Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a pan, saute garlic, onions, green chilli, capsicum and ginger-garlic paste for 4-5 mins till done. (Do not over cook)
• Add tomatoes, chilli powder, garam masala, salt and then the cooked pasta. Stir and cook this for few min till masala coat pasta well. 
• Now add chilli sauce, tomato sauce, mix well and cook for 2-3 min again on low flame.
• Sprinkle lemon juice on top and serve hot.

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Cooked Rice Pancakes

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Delicious pancakes made from left over rice, can make breakfast special.

Ingredients:

2 cups leftover cooked rice

3/4 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)

2 tbsp curd

A pinch baking soda

1 tsp green chillies, finely chopped

1 onion finely chopped

1/4 cup rice flour

1/4 cup coriander, chopped

1/4 tsp asafoetida

Salt to taste

Oil for cooking

Method:

• Combine rice, besan, curd, rice flour, salt and asafoetida with enough water and grind in mixer to make a coarse batter. (Don’t make fine paste, just blend for few seconds)
• Now mix baking soda, chillies onion and coriander leaver to batter, mix well and keep batter aside for about 10 - 15 min. (You can add other vegetables also like cabbage, capsicum, grated carrot…)
• Heat a non-stick griddle (tawa) and pour a ladleful of the batter onto it.
• Cook on both sides using a little oil.
• Repeat with the remaining batter to make small pancakes. (Can make around 10 -12)
• Serve hot with ketchup or chutney.

Vegetable Sandwich

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Quick, delicious, colorful vegetable sandwich, good for Tiffin box also.

Ingredients:

4 bread slices

2 tbsp mayonnaise (I used egg less)

1 tbsp cabbage, finely chopped

1 tbsp corn, boiled

1 tbsp carrot, chopped fine

1 tbsp tomato, finely chopped

1/2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

1/2 tsp pepper powder

2 tbsp green chutney

Butter

Method:

• Mix all vegetables, coriander leaves, pepper powder with mayonnaise and keep aside.
• Spread butter on one bread slice. 
• Now put prepared mayonnaise mixture on another slice. Spread to cover entire slice. 
• Top with another buttered slice.
• Grill sandwich till crispy and golden or cook on tawa.
• Serve hot with tea or coffee.